Just thought I'd throw this up for the DIY section. Props to Hunter660 for the idea. I have limited space in my garage since I park 2 cars in there also so I needed something low profile that would hold all of mine and my GF's boards. You can add the black foam if you want padding but I'm pretty sure setting them on PVC isn't going to hurt my boards.

Be careful with the hook thing. I've used those for a few years until last year when I had the garage door open and a freak wind gust kicked up and blew my $700 wakesurf board off of the hooks right onto the concrete floor. Shattered the corner of the board. I wasn't too happy about the hook solution that day.

That's the rack that I have been thinking about since I found the thread. Think I am going to do the same one. I am wondering how it is mounted to the wall though. Not sure if he put screws directly through the pvc into the wall or used something else.

I've been using the Lowe's Bicycle racks, and I don't think any DIY job looks better. They are about $13 a rack, they bolt into a stud on the wall with two included screws. They have padded fingers which protect the edges of the boards, and they fold upwards when you take the boards off of them. They also project the edge of the board a little further from the wall, so there is a more stable angle regarding the boards resting against the wall. This is a little more important in California (earthquake country).

The little hooks are about a dollar I used for the ropes and are also from Lowe's.

I have some of those too and they are nice. However, you're limited on the number of boards since you can only do one per rack. That's what I like about Ryan's design. I need to hang about 12 boards and I don't have room for two rows of racks. They sure look nice though. If I was hanging in a bedroom, I'd definitely go with those.

I bought some racks on storeyourboard.com and although they aren't DIY, I figured they were worth posting. I love them for storage in my room (I take pride in showing my gear off) and the only downside is I can only store one at a time. They take two screws into the stud and you're good to go! Phone pics though, sorry.

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Yep...theyre like 75lb wall anchors x 4. If i hung them in the studs the damn tv would be off center lol

Your crazy. I actually climbed down into wall above my fireplace so I could put new centered studs in to hang my flatscreen over the mantel. Thankfully there was a small void space and I'm skinny haha.

I've got another fun DIY coming next week If I can finish it. It's a super loud portable radio to play your Iphones or MP3 player through. Speakers, battery and amp all in an old metal 5 gallon gas can.

Your crazy. I actually climbed down into wall above my fireplace so I could put new centered studs in to hang my flatscreen over the mantel. Thankfully there was a small void space and I'm skinny haha.

Worked the last 3-4 yrs on all of them lol. Even in my brand new house I had the predrywall pics to go off of, but the tv would have been way off center so I said screw it if it falls it falls.

I've got another fun DIY coming next week If I can finish it. It's a super loud portable radio to play your Iphones or MP3 player through. Speakers, battery and amp all in an old metal 5 gallon gas can.

I've got another fun DIY coming next week If I can finish it. It's a super loud portable radio to play your Iphones or MP3 player through. Speakers, battery and amp all in an old metal 5 gallon gas can.

I decided to use Joe B's idea with the storage racks from Home Depot. They seem strong and mount easily. They also fold up when not being used - cool feature!

My only concern is that I live in a new development and we don't have many trees to block the wind. It gets pretty windy, I am hoping the boards don't get 'blown' off the racks. Otherwise, I will give the 6x9 'board rack' a shot.

^^^Definitely one of the cleaner looks! Run a bungie cord from the top rack to the bottom rack if you're concerned about wind. Kind of kills the look and won't protect the top board, but it might help.

Below is what I did this weekend. I'm going to put together an article with the details. It's obviously based on the rack that started this thread, but I tweaked it a bit. My favorite tweak was to use threaded fittings for some of the racks so that I can bend them out of the way when putting the board in. Not only does it make it easier, but it also allows you to squeeze in more boards. I only used the threaded fitting on two of my six racks, but if I had to do it again, I'd probably make them all threaded.

Did this project the other week. Took me a while to figure out the first one on the right. After I put up that one the rack filled up fast! So the next day I built another one! less than two hours to build the second one and I also tweaked the design a bit the second time around. Added 2 inches to the length of each rack to accommodate the board bags. Then slanted in the higher rack in to handle the short length of my wake skates.
I also recommend to anyone doing this to make sure you buy PVC 40 and not 200. the 40 is much more study. In the end the cost per rack was $45. Love them!

I recently built the house and had all my boards in a storage unit (among a ton of other stuff) The boards 'stored' more easily without the bindings, so I removed them. It's still cold here in Ohio and we have not been out yet ......I haven't gotten around to mounting them. It does look a little weird.

Man you guys have some time wrapped up in these, I will have to snap a pic of mine when I get to the lake. All I did was take a 2x4 turn it on its side (2" side) and drill 5/8" holes at an angle and slip a piece of copper in it, then a piece of insulation over that. $20 at Depot and 20 minutes to make and screw to the wall.

Not to hijack but between the post with "the boardroom," which I thought was pretty cool, and this one, what's up with holding onto so many boards. I've had great success selling each of my old boards for upgrades on Craigslist and other sites, I'm kind of surprised to see these many boards up there.